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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the procurement

Rafale deal: Dassault CEO clears air on Reliance, says it was best to deliver what we wanted

India | Oct 28, 2018, 08:00 AM IST

In an interview, Trappier said that Dassault Aviation gad chosen Reliance as a partner.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the

Amid Rafale deal controversy, Defence Ministry audit finds HAL-manufactured jets costlier

India | Oct 20, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

In its review document, the Ministry of Defence has found that the HAL-made Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force is about Rs 150 crore costlier than its Russian counterparts produced by the JSC Sukhoi Company.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru on Saturday.

HAL raises concerns over 'politicisation' of its employees after Rahul Gandhi's visit

India | Oct 14, 2018, 09:00 AM IST

HAL's statement comes against the backdrop of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's interaction with its present and past employees on the Rafale deal.

Rafale row: Setback for Congress as HAL management asks employees not to meet Rahul Gandhi

India | Oct 13, 2018, 02:02 PM IST

Gandhi who will land in the city Saturday afternoon, is likely to spend an hour and a half at Minsk Square before returning to Delhi the same evening.

Offset with Reliance only 10% of 'obligation', in talks with 100 other firms: Dassault CEO on Rafale deal

World | Oct 12, 2018, 01:43 PM IST

"We're in talks with about 100 Indian firms, including around 30 with which we've already confirmed partnerships", Trappier said.

Gandhi lying on Rafale, comes from family of "middlemen": BJP

National | Oct 11, 2018, 07:46 PM IST

Repeatedly calling Gandhi a "clown prince", the BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra at a press conference also alleged the Congress leader comes from "a family of middlemen" and his his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was "officially a middleman" in a defence deal.

The latest claims come amid Defence Minister Nirmala

'Freely chose Reliance Group as partner': Dassault dismisses French website's claims on Rafale deal

World | Oct 11, 2018, 05:39 PM IST

In its defence, Dassault Aviation clarified that it freely chose to make a partnership with India’s Reliance Group.

The minister added that if the government revealed the

Rafale deal: Details relating to agreement not revealed in national interest, says MoS Defence

India | Oct 05, 2018, 08:02 AM IST

The minister added that if the government revealed the additional things to the media, then our enemies will no longer require to deploy a secret service agency to find out details of the deal.

Why is NDA govt buying so few Rafale fighter jets, asks Chidambaram

National | Oct 01, 2018, 05:07 PM IST

"They claimed that the fighter jet was cheaper...In that case they should tell how they (jets) are cheaper...They are not revealing...besides if the cost of the plane is cheaper then why not buy more jets? why is the government buying only 36 jets?," the former Union minister said.

Rafale deal: Nirmala Sitharaman dismisses Congress' charges, says govt did not ignore HAL in defence agreement

India | Oct 01, 2018, 09:15 AM IST

Blaming the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not finalising the deal with Dassault during its tenure, the Defence Minister said the Congress campaign on Rafale was irresponsible and baseless.

Singh, a former Indian Army chief, defended the

Rafale deal: No need to make noise if Dassault did not find HAL useful, says VK Singh

India | Sep 30, 2018, 12:58 PM IST

Addressing the Indian community at the Indian consulate in Dubai on Saturday evening, General Singh said no noise should be made if the French aerospace major Dassault Aviation did not find the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) "useful enough".

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